[lg policy] Scotland: Funding for language policy a 'drop in the ocean'

[Harold Schiffman]

Funding for language policy a 'drop in the ocean'

7 March 2013 (BBC Democracy Live)

Teaching unions told the European and External Affairs Committee that
£4m to fund the Scottish government's 1+2 language policy would be a
"drop in the ocean".

The policy describes a framework for language learning in Scotland
based on the mother tongue + 2 additional languages model recommended
by the European Union and adopted in many countries in Europe and
beyond.

The money earmarked by the Scottish government is £120k for the pilot
projects, and £4m for after the pilots in 2013-14.

Read More at http://www.bbc.co.uk/democracylive/scotland-21693363

Related Links

Access related papers from the European and External Affairs Committee
inquiry into foreign language learning in the primary school from the
Scottish Parliament website.

EIS warns over foreign languages (The Herald, 8 March 2013)

Languages in schools cost a ‘drop in the ocean’ (The Scotsman, 8 March 2013)

Posted in: 1+2, Scotland, Funding, Policy, Scottish Government,
Languages in the press

http://www.scilt.org.uk/News/NewsView/tabid/1311/articleType/ArticleView/articleId/1292/Funding-for-language-policy-a-drop-in-the-ocean.aspx
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